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31 Aug

Comcast Xfinity customers can get a year of Perplexity Pro AI for free

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If you have an account with Comcast Xfinity, then you also have a year-long subscription to the Perplexity Pro AI answer engine. Perplexity announced the special deal on Threads. Perplexity Pro differs from the company's free option by allowing unlimited quick answers from a choice of AI models, including GPT-4o, Claude-3 and Sonar Large. Engadget hasn’t reviewed the service, but if you’re already paying for Xfinity, free seems like a good price for you to make up your own mind on its value.All you have to do to get your free year of Perplexity is to log into your Xfinity…

16 Aug

Medical Device Maker Nova Biomedical Is Exploring a Sale

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Nova Biomedical is exploring a potential sale that could value it at more than $2 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. The privately-held medical device maker is working with advisers to gauge interest from potential buyers, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential information. Source link lol

14 Aug

InfraVia Weighing Sale of €1 Billion Swiss Data Center Operator

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French private equity firm InfraVia Capital Partners is considering a sale of Swiss data center operator Green, according to people with knowledge of the matter. InfraVia is working with advisers on the potential divestment, which could value the company at about €1 billion ($1.1 billion), said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. Source link lol

09 Aug

Millicom’s Board Committee Rejects Xavier Niel’s Improved Bid

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Millicom International Cellular SA rejected a raised offer from billionaire Xavier Niel who is seeking to buy the Latin American phone carrier for $4.4 billion. Niel’s Atlas Luxco Sarl last week offered $25.75 a share in cash for Millicom, which improved on a previous offer of $24 a share after the company’s independent board committee dismissed the initial offer as too low. In a statement published Friday, Millicom said the committee thinks the price offered remains unsatisfactory since it “continues to be well below trading multiples for comparable listed companies.” Source link lol

09 Aug

Brookfield Is Considering Stake Sale in Data4’s Mature Assets

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Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is weighing a minority stake sale in some of the assets of French data center operator Data4, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Brookfield is working with Citigroup Inc. on seeking investors for Data4’s so-called stabilized assets, which refer to fully-constructed data centers with high and stable tenancy rates, the people said. The stabilized asset portfolio has a valuation of more than €3.5 billion ($3.8 billion), said one of the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. Initial bids are expected in September, they said. Source link lol

09 Aug

Bridgepoint Said to Explore Takeover Bid for Software Firm Esker

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Bridgepoint Group Plc is considering a bid to take over Paris-listed software provider Esker SA, according to people familiar with the matter.The UK private equity firm has been working with advisers on a potential offer, the people said. Deliberations are ongoing and may not result in a transaction, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. Source link lol

08 Aug

Veon Plans to Sell Up to 20% in IPO of Pakistan’s Top Mobile Operator

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Veon Ltd., a Dutch-domiciled telecommunications company, is preparing to sell as much as 20% in its Pakistani unit Jazz in an initial public offering, Chief Executive Officer Kaan Terzioglu said.“A 12-month horizon is when we will make really concrete decisions” about the IPO, Terzioglu said in an interview in Amsterdam. Pakistan’s pension funds, local and retail investors would be keen to have a stake in the country’s biggest mobile operator, he said. Veon earned $1.12 billion in revenue from Pakistan last year. Source link lol

07 Aug

WPP Sells $775 Million Stake in PR Firm FGS Global to KKR

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WPP Plc agreed to sell its stake in communications consultancy FGS Global to KKR & Co Inc. for $775 million as the British advertising agency streamlines its business to make room for investments in newer technologies. The sale of the approximately 50% stake gives FGS Global an enterprise value of $1.7 billion, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. KKR will increase its stake in the company to about 80% from 30%. Source link lol

11 Jul

Amazon is giving away 3 more free PC games during Prime Day next week, including Rise of the Tomb Raider

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One of the holiest but non-religious days of our economic year is just around the corner and Amazon will mark the occasion by giving away three AAA titles during Amazon Prime Day through its Prime Gaming service. The online retailer announced it will offer free copies of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Chivalry 2 and Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration Edition for 48 hours starting on Tuesday July 16.Amazon’s early Prime Day deals will also give away 15 PC games ahead of this year’s Prime Day including titles like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic…